Laurin D. Woodworth

Laurin D. Woodworth
Laurin D. Woodworth
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Ohio's 17th district
	In office; March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877
Preceded by	Jacob A. Ambler
Succeeded by	William McKinley
Member of the Ohio Senate; from the 23rd district
	In office; January 6, 1868 – December 31, 1871
Preceded by	G. F. Brown
Succeeded by	Lucien C. Jones
Personal details
Born	Laurin Dewey Woodworth; September 10, 1837; Windham, Ohio
Died	March 13, 1897 (aged 59); Youngstown, Ohio
Resting place	Windham Cemetery, Windham, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Hiram College; Ohio State University

Laurin Dewey Woodworth (September 10, 1837 – March 13, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1873 to 1877. He was member of the Woodworth political family.

Biography

Education

Woodworth was born in Windham, Ohio, Woodworth attended the common schools, Windham (Ohio) Academy, Hiram (Ohio) College, and the Ohio State University at Columbus, Ohio. He studied law at Union Law College, Cleveland, Ohio. He was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Ravenna, Ohio.

Public Service

He served as member of the Portage County Board of School Examiners. During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army as major of the One Hundred and Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry from July 1862 to December 1862. He moved to Youngstown, Ohio, in 1864 and resumed the practice of law.

Congress

Woodworth was elected to the State senate in 1867. He was reelected in 1869 and served as president pro tempore. Woodworth was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress, losing to future U.S. President William McKinley.